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Get an overview of this hotelFlorence hotel in Duomo, walk to Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore
Located in Duomo, this hotel is steps from Badia Fiorentina and Bargello Museum. Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore and Ponte Vecchio are also within 10 minutes.
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Along with a 24-hour front desk, this hotel has express check-in and express check-out. Free buffet breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and a TV in the lobby are onsite.
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A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. High-speed wireless Internet access is complimentary. This Florence hotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, multilingual staff, and express check-in.
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WrestleMania Press Conference Highlights, WWE Hosts Rally, Latest NXT Episode
by Amish Patel - December 12, 2013
– WWE posted this video with highlights from the WrestleMania 31 press conference:
– The latest episode of WWE NXT featuring Kassius Ohno vs. Alexander Rusev, The Ascension vs. Hunico and Camacho plus more is now available at this link.
– Sheamus, Alicia Fox, Darren Young and Titus O'Neil hosted an anti-bullying rally at the Hillside Youth Center in Fort Lewis, Washington yesterday afternoon.
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SALVA's Secret Stash 2 dropped yesterday with this message from his people: Following the 2014 release of his Peacemaker mixtape, LA-by-way-of-Chicago producer Salva charged into 2015 with his $$$ SECRET STASH $$$ collection of edits and remixes. The first installment went #1 on Audiomack's Trending chart, #2 on the album chart and gained over 64,000 downloads in one day. … [Read more...]
Too Future. Thursdays 65
For our 65th installment of Too Future. Thursdays we're bringing you a overwhelming amount of feels sure to have you wet. Starting off with this super fly flip of Keith Ape's track "It G MA" by Glam Gould. Followed up by one of the many gems off the Giraffage "Tell Me" Remix EP that just dropped, featuring GTA, Lindsay Lowend, Maxo, Promnite, and more. The next two tracks … [Read more...]
Eprom & Salva Drop Massive Kanye West "All Day" Remix
Eprom & Salva took to Zane Lowe's radio show to unleash their absurdly heavy remix of Kanye West's "All Day". "All Day" has already made itself into the heavy rotation of many trap and hip hop DJs and this remix is about to make its way into many many more. Trust me when I say- this one bangs. But don't take my word for it. Look at what one of the most … [Read more...]
Mr. Carmack – Red EP
The day has finally arrived. Mr. Carmack just uploaded his Red EP, and it contains 7 earth shattering tracks. Everything from his Drake "Trophies" remix to his flips of Big Sean and Rick Ross. It even features some previously unheard tracks such as his collab with Salva and Oski "Warriors, "womb", and a remix of Raf Riley's track "Summer". Best off of all 7 of the gems are FREE … [Read more...]
Boys Noize & Salva – Choo Choo
As if today wasn't popping off hard enough, it would appear that super-star producers Boys Noize and Salva teamed up on a crazy b'more club / techno jam that they're giving away for free! I know what you're thinking... "techno? but this isn't tr..." shhhhhhh. Give Choo Choo a chance, there's no doubt you'll be pleasantly surprised by the hype energy that has been … [Read more...]
Stream the Official Remixes of RL Grime's "VOID" Album
A moment RL Grime fans have been anticipating, finding every hint and leak possible along the way, has finally presented itself. It's been killing fans knowing this package has been about to drop. VOID was one of the most tremendous releases in dance music, a display definitive of the genius of which Henry Steinway is, the opposite of short. In actuality he is quite tall and … [Read more...]
RL Grime & Salva Team Up Once Again To Remix 'Skyfall' [Free Download]
RL Grime and Salva have a history of hitting home runs together. We all remember hearing absolutely everyone and their mother drop RL Grime and Salva's version of 'Mercy' in their DJ sets. Then they made a hyped up version of 'What A Shame' that had us all talking. The newest song to get the RL Grime and Salva treatment is Travi$ Scott and Young Thug's 'Skyfall' The remix … [Read more...]
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Did Pak provide support system to Osama?
May 3, 2011
Osama had support system in Pakistan: US
May 3, 2011
CIA Chief in 'Secret' Israel Talks on Iran, Says Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 9, 2015
CIA Chief John Brennan made a "secret" visit to Israel last week to discuss an emerging nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, Israel's Haaretz newspaper reported today.
Crunch Time in US Senate as National Security Agency Spy Programs Set to Lapse
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 1, 2015
CIA chief John Brennan warned Sunday that allowing vital surveillance programs to expire could increase terror threats, as the US Senate convened for a showdown over whether to renew the controversial provisions.
US in Discussion with Qatar Over 5 Taliban Figures: CIA chief
World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday June 1, 2015
The United States is in discussions with Qatar on the status of five Taliban figures who may be free to return to Afghanistan a year after their release in a US prisoner swap, the head of the CIA said Sunday.
CIA Chief Says Criticism of Iran Deal 'Disingenuous'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday April 8, 2015
CIA director John Brennan gave a staunch defense of the framework nuclear deal with Iran on Tuesday, calling some criticism of the accord "disingenuous" while expressing surprise at Tehran's concessions.
US Does Not Want to See Syrian Regime 'Collapse': CIA Chief John Brennan
World News | Agence France-Presse | Saturday March 14, 2015
CIA Director John Brennan said Friday the United States does not want to see a chaotic collapse of the Syrian regime as it could open the way to Islamist extremists taking power.
CIA to Make Sweeping Changes, Focus More on Cyber-Ops
Reuters | Saturday March 7, 2015
CIA Director John Brennan said he is creating new units within the agency called "mission centres".
American Spy Stationed in India During World War II Turns 100
World News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 4, 2015
Elizabeth "Betty" McIntosh, an American spy girl who was stationed in India for a few years from 1943 and helped spread disinformation that would undermine Japanese troops, has turned 100.
After Hacking Controversy, CIA Watchdog Resigns
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 6, 2015
The CIA's Inspector General will resign this month but US officials said on Monday his departure is not related to his finding last year that the spy agency hacked into computers used by Senate aides.
CIA Chief Admits Agency Used 'Abhorrent' Methods on Detainees
World News | Reuters | Friday December 12, 2014
CIA Director John Brennan said on Thursday some agency officers used "abhorrent" methods on detainees captured following the Sept. 11 attacks and said it was "unknowable" whether so-called enhanced interrogation techniques yielded useful intelligence.
CIA Torture Brutal and Ineffective: US Senate Report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 9, 2014
The CIA's interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects was far more brutal than acknowledged and did not produce useful intelligence, a damning and long-delayed US Senate report said Tuesday.
CIA Chief John Brennan Insists Torture Did Thwart Attacks
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday December 9, 2014
The director of the CIA insisted Tuesday that US agents' use of brutal interrogation techniques against Al-Qaeda suspects helped prevent attacks, in the wake of a critical Senate report.
CIA Chief Orders Review That Could Dramatically Change the Agency
World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday November 21, 2014
CIA Director John Brennan has ordered a sweeping internal review that could dramatically change how the country's leading spy agency is organized, officials said Thursday.
CIA Director John Brennan Apologises to US Senate Leaders for Spying
World News | Associated Press | Friday August 1, 2014
CIA Director John Brennan is apologising to Senate intelligence committee leaders after his top investigator found that CIA employees acted improperly when the CIA searched Senate computers earlier this year.
CIA Spied on US Senate, Internal Review Finds
World News | Associated Press | Friday August 1, 2014
The CIA's insistence that it did not spy on its US Senate overseers collapsed Thursday with the release of a stark report by the agency's internal watchdog documenting improper computer surveillance and obstructionist behavior by CIA officers.
CIA Joins Facebook, Twitter to 'More Directly Engage With the Public'
Agence France-Presse | Saturday June 7, 2014
CIA director John Brennan said the new accounts will help the agency "more directly engage with the public and provide information on CIA's mission, history and other developments."
Barack Obama pledges to declassify CIA interrogations report
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 13, 2014
President Barack Obama pledged on Wednesday to declassify a report on CIA interrogations that sparked a fierce public row between the spy agency and a top senator.
CIA chief John Brennan made clandestine visit to Pakistan: report
World News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 24, 2014
CIA chief John Brennan flew to Pakistan last week for a clandestine meeting with army chief Gen Raheel Sharif to discuss a possible military operation against militants in the country's northwest, a media report said today.
Spy leaks: CIA chief John Brennan's new campaign to ensure secrecy
World News | Associated Press | Thursday June 27, 2013
US spy agency CIA Director John Brennan is launching a new campaign aimed at pressuring CIA officers to keep the intelligence agency's secrets secret, after a series of leaks to the media.
US spy agency CIA rolls out 'new and improved website'
World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday June 25, 2013
The CIA prides itself on secrecy but the spy agency unveiled a revamped wesbite today that promises a user-friendly layout and a "sleeker, more modern web experience."
Barack Obama plans shift on drone strikes and Guantanamo Bay
World News | Charlie Savage and Peter Baker, The New York Times | Thursday May 23, 2013
President Barack Obama plans to open a new phase in the nation's long struggle with terrorism on Thursday by restricting the use of unmanned drone strikes that have been at the heart of his national security strategy and shifting control of them away from the CIA to the military.
John Brennan sworn in as CIA chief
World News | Associated Press | Friday March 8, 2013
John Brennan has been sworn in as the director of the CIA, becoming the third key member of President Barack Obama's new national security team.
US Senate approves John Brennan as new CIA director
World News | Reuters | Friday March 8, 2013
The US Senate on Thursday confirmed John Brennan as the Obama administration's next director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Senator Rand Paul's filibuster of CIA pick ends after 12 hours
World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday March 7, 2013
A Republican senator seeking to block President Barack Obama's pick to lead the CIA over concerns about drone strikes on US soil completed a nearly 13-hour speaking filibuster early Thursday.
Barack Obama's CIA nominee faces tough questions from Senate Democrats
World News | Reuters | Thursday February 7, 2013
Some of the toughest questioning of John Brennan, President Barack Obama's nominee to head the CIA, may come from the president's fellow Democrats, not hostile Republicans, at his Senate confirmation hearing on Thursday.


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How do I borrow a bike?
First, sign up online and complete the bike rental agreement. Allow 24 hours before renting a bike, then stop by either the Conrad Welcome Center or Seymour College Union during building hours. At check-out, you will be required to show your college ID. Be safe and have fun. The program is free to enrolled students, faculty and staff.
How long can I keep the bike?
All equipment checked out must be returned within 24 hours. Long-term rentals may be available from the Conrad Welcome Center.
Where do I return the bike?
The bike must be returned to the same location it was signed out.
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|Publication number
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|18 Jun 2002
|Filing date
|4 Dec 2000
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|4 Jun 1998
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|Robert Frigg
|Original Assignee
|Synthes (Usa)
|Export Citation
|BiBTeX, EndNote, RefMan
|Patent Citations (16), Referenced by (26), Classifications (35), Legal Events (5)
|External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, Espacenet
This application is a continuation of the U.S. National Stage designation of International Patent Application PCT/CH99/00194, filed on May 11, 1999, which claims priority to International Patent Application PCT/CH98/00242, filed Jun. 4, 1998. The entire content of both these applications is expressly incorporated herein by reference thereto.
The present invention relates to a device for attaching a suture, tissue, or implant to a bone.
The use of blind rivets in non-medical fields is wide spread. Such blind rivets, which typically have a closing head consisting of separate and comparatively widely spread legs, are known for example from U.S. Pat. No. 4,696,610 to Wright and U.S. Pat. No. 4,580,936 to Francis. These known blind rivets have longitudinal slits or cuts near the end of the shaft which form the closing head when the blind rivet is closed. The closing heads so formed rest on a large area. These known blind rivets incur the drawback that the closing heads are formed by bending the longitudinal legs and, as a result, the leg ends are not sharp tines and cannot be pressed into the material to which the rivet is being attached. Thus, these types of blind rivets do not prevent the blind rivet from rotating in the boreholes of the materials to be connected.
A different non-medical blind rivet is known from British Application No. 2,054,082 of Tucker Fasteners. This fastener includes a pyramidal shaped head that passes through a cylindrical bore.
Other fasteners operate in a manner analogous to a blind rivet. Examples of these fasteners include screws, marrow pins, and hip screws. The Seidel marrow pin for the humerus is fitted with slits at the tip and the slits are spread apart by a central pin with a ballhead. In this manner, the legs are bent outward like wings. However, these legs are bent only slightly away from the nail. Use of these fasteners to anchor an implant in porotic bone is problematic. Often an implant can be affixed to such bone only by injecting bone cement into the bone. This procedure can further damage a bone due to heat necrosis as the cement hardens. Moreover, the cement no longer can be removed as would be required in case of infection.
Another drawback of these known fasteners is that the anchoring strength is determined by its diameter. If there is axial overload, a cylinder of bone equal to the fastener diameter will be torn out. In healthy bone, the anchoring strength of bone screws will be sufficient. But in the case of osteoporosis, in joint zones, or as regards thin, shell-like bones, screw affixation often will be inadequate. Larger screws cannot be used because of lack of space, or else they destroy the remaining bone even more.
Thus, there exists a need for an improved fastener.
The present invention relates to an orthopedic fastener for fixing an implant, suture, or tissue to a bone. The fastener comprises a blind rivet and a closing element. The blind rivet includes a head at a proximal end, a shank connected to the head, and an anchoring portion near a distal end. A bore extends through the head and shank from the proximal end to the distal end and the bore has a polygonal cross-section through the anchoring portion. The closing element has a body with an outer surface and is configured and dimensioned to be received in the anchoring portion. The outer surface of at least a portion of the closing element distal end has a polygonal cross-section flaring along the longitudinal axis toward the closing element distal end. The anchoring portion of the blind rivet severs into a plurality of anchoring legs when the closing element is pulled in the bore toward the blind rivet proximal end to thereby prevent rotation of the fastener.
The anchoring legs can be spread by the closing elements into a semi-circular shape relative to the longitudinal axis to thereby form the closing head of the blind rivet. This feature provides a broad rest for instance on the inside bone surface and, because the semi-circular shape of the anchoring leg ends rest almost perpendicularly on the bone surface, this design offers jaw-like anchoring the closing head. The blind rivet can be made of a plastically deforming material, such as pure titanium, a titanium alloy, or implant-steel, to enhance the formation of the semi-circular anchoring legs.
In another embodiment of the fastener of the invention, two mutually opposite ends of two mutually opposite anchoring legs of the closing element subtend a distance "L" which is two to three times the blind rivet's diameter "D". Again this considerable widening of the anchoring legs provides a broad rest on the inside bone surface.
The polygonal cross-section of the bore can include a plurality of corners that form rupture sites between the corner and the outer diameter of the shank to facilitate severing of the anchoring portion into the anchoring legs. In an exemplary embodiment, the rupture sites have a wall thickness between about 1% and 9% of the outside diameter of the shank.
The head of the blind rivet can be integral with the shank. Alternatively, the head of the blind rivet is detachable from the shank. If detachable, the rivet head can include an inside thread and the shank includes a matching outside thread for detachable coupling of the head and shank.
The closing element distal end can have a conical cross-section. The distal end of the closing element can also have a tip (like a gimlet or awl) for facilitating insertion of the closing element in bone. In order to facilitate severing, the anchoring portion can have a wall thickness that is between about 1% and 20% of the outer diameter of the shank. This design allows spreading the rivet shank in simple manner into the separate anchoring elements by means of the polygonal cone at the closing element. In one embodiment, the distal end has a wall thickness that is greater than that of the proximal end of the blind rivet.
In an exemplary embodiment, the fastener includes a closing pin operatively associated with the closing element. The closing pin has a first end extending through the bore to pull the closing element through the blind rivet toward the proximal end. The closing element can be detachably connected to the closing pin. For example, the closing pin can be connected to the closing element by a design rupture site which allows the closing pin to separate from the closing element. Alternatively, the proximal end of the closing element includes a thread and an end of the closing pin includes a matching thread.
The fastener according to the present invention results in palliation. In use, the fastener is insertable through a small borehole and, following affixation, includes a broad resting surface on the inner bone surface due to the spread out anchoring legs. These anchoring legs can dig into the inner bone surface and thereby prevent the blind rivet from rotating.
One advantage offered by the present invention is that the fastener of the invention requires only a small borehole in the bone. However, after implantation, the blind rivet of the invention broadly rests on the inner bone surface. Moreover and illustratively in a manner different from the case relating to a hip screw, the semicircular anchor-like design of the anchoring legs and their anchoring in the bone preclude rotation by the fastener head. With respect to porotic bones, the spongiosa in joint heads—if still present at all—will not be mechanically stressed. In other words, the hip screw is situated in a cavity, and this feature entails a dislocation of the hip head relative to the hip screw. The hip screw only can become functional after it makes contact with the inner bone surface. In such cases, however, the interface between screw and bone often is inadequate, so that the bone screw may penetrate the hip joint. In the invention on the other hand, the inner head surface is used as the interface between implant and bone when using the blind rivet of the invention with the semi-circular anchoring legs. In this manner, the surface of contact with the bone is larger and matches optimally on account of the anatomically matching anchoring legs. If the blind rivet of the invention is used to anchor a marrow spindle into the femur head, the size of the borehole receiving the blind rivet of the invention will only be about 8 mm. This feature offers the advantage that in comparison with conventional systems of marrow-spindles/hip-screws, the diameter of the marrow spindle can be substantially reduced in the application of the invention.
In the medical field, the fastener of the invention is applicable almost universally in the treatment of bone fractures for which a bone screw or similar fastener is presently used. Specifically:
for porotic bones partly comprising only a very thin cortex, the fastener of the invention can replace screws in fastening plates;
in the spongiosa, the fastener of the invention can serve as an anchor for plates, sutures or to reattach tendons and ligaments (the claws formed when spreading the closing head will anchor well into the trabecular structure of the spongiosa); and
in joint heads such as the femur head or the humerus head, the fastener of the invention can be used as the anchor of a side plate or of an intramedullary support (heretofore large screws have been used to anchor the longitudinal supports, however these screws anchor less than optimally in the joint heads' porotic bones).
FIG. 1 shows a longitudinal section of an embodiment of a fastener according to the present invention;
FIG. 2 shows a longitudinal section of a fastener according to the present invention with a closing element that differs from that of FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a cross-section taken along line I—I of FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a longitudinal section of a fastener with a closed blind rivet fixing a bone plate to a bone;
FIG. 5 is an elevation of the embodiment of the closed blind rivet shown in FIG. 4;
FIG. 6 is a longitudinal section of another embodiment of the blind rivet component of the fastener according to the present invention;
FIG. 7 is a front view of the blind rivet shown in FIG. 6;
FIG. 8 is a longitudinal section of another embodiment of the blind rivet component of the fastener according to the present invention;
FIG. 9 is a longitudinal section of another embodiment of the fastener according to the present invention;
FIG. 10 is a front view of the fastener of FIG. 9; and
FIG. 11 is a longitudinal section of a femur bone with a marrow spindle, assembly sleeve, and a blind rivet according to the present invention.
FIG. 1 shows one embodiment of the fastener according to the present invention. The fastener includes a blind rivet 1 and a closing element 2. Blind rivet 1 has a longitudinal axis 3 and consists of a cylindrical rivet shank 8 that runs parallel to longitudinal axis 3 and a rivet head 19 rigidly joined to rivet shank 8. A cylindrical passage (i.e., a bore) 4 passes coaxially through blind rivet 1. Rivet shank 8 is of diameter "D" and, as a result, the wall thickness "s", defined by the width of passage 4 and the outside diameter "D", is such that when closing blind rivet 1 by means of closing element 2, the blind rivet can be severed at the closing part or anchoring part 9 into anchoring legs 13 (FIG. 4 and FIG. 5). The number of anchoring legs 13 corresponds to the number of edges of the polygonal cross-section 5 of closing element 2 (FIG. 3). In this particular embodiment of blind rivet 1, wall thickness "s" of rivet shank 8 amounts to 14% of the outer diameter "D".
In the embodiment of the fastener of the invention shown in FIG. 1, closing element 2 is a component of a closing pin 16. At the segment adjoining rear end 12, closing element 2 is of polygonal cross-section 5 (FIG. 3) flaring toward rear end 12. Blind rivet 1 will be closed following insertion of closing element 2 which, by tension applied to closing pin 16, is pressed into closing part 9 of blind rivet 1. When flaring segment 7 is pressed inward, the wall of rivet shank 8 is widened by segment 7 of closing element 2 and is severed by the edges of polygonal cross-section 5 into anchoring legs 13. The conical angle being selected in such manner that both severing of the rivet shank into separate anchoring legs and widening of the anchoring legs when closing the blind rivet will be enhanced. Closing pin 16 can be connected by a design rupture site to closing element 2 to allow separating this pin from this closing element after closing blind rivet 1, for instance by applying twisting forces.
The embodiment of the fastener according to the present invention shown in FIG. 2 differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that closing element 2 is fitted with an inside thread 24 coaxial with longitudinal axis 3 and closing pin 17 is fitted with a matching outside thread 23 to allow detachably screwing closing pin 17—which is a separate part—into closing element 2. Following closure of blind rivet 1, closing pin 17 can be screwed out of closing element 2 and thereby be removed from closed blind rivet 1.
FIG. 3 is a section perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the closing element 2. In this embodiment, the polygonal cross-section 5 is a square 6 forming four anchoring legs 13 when closing blind rivet 1. FIG. 3 also shows inside thread 24 of closing element 2 of the fastener of the invention embodiment of FIG. 2.
FIG. 4 shows a longitudinal section of a closed blind rivet 1 of another embodiment of the invention. Blind rivet 1 connects a bone plate 25 to a bone 26. Cosing head 14 comprises four anchoring legs 13, of which ends 31 subtend the distance "L". FIG. 4 also shows that the distance "L" subtended by ends 31 of anchoring legs 13 is approximately triple the diameter "D" of rivet shank 8. FIG. 5 shows an elevation of the closed blind rivet 1 of FIG. 4 with four anchoring legs 13.
The blind rivet 1 shown in FIG. 6 and FIG. 7 of another embodiment of the fastener of the invention differs from the embodiment of FIG. 1 in that bore 4 has a square cross section at closing part 9 of blind rivet 1. One advantage of a cross-section of few polygonal edges is that the edges are more sharply defined and severing the rivet shank into separate anchoring legs and widening these legs when closing the blind rivet is thus enhanced. Corners 15 of bore 4 form design rupture sites between this passage and the outside diameter "D" of rivet shank 8 to facilitate severing of shank 8 into anchoring legs 13 when blind rivet 1 is being closed. Advantageously, the rupturing sites wall thickness can be between 1% and 10%, and preferably between 5% and 9%, of the outside diameter "D" of the blind rivet. At the segment of the blind rivet 1 adjoining rivet head 19, bore 4 is fitted with an inside thread 22 coaxial with longitudinal axis 3.
The embodiment shown in FIG. 8 has a blind rivet 1 with a rivet head 20 that is detachably connected to rivet shank 8. This detachable connection of rivet head 20 and rivet shank 8 can be implemented by threads. Accordingly, river shank 8 is fitted with an outside thread 27 coaxial with longitudinal axis 3 and rivet head 20 is fitted with a matching inside thread 28.
FIG. 9 and FIG. 10 show a further embodiment of the fastener according to the present invention. Blind rivet 1 does not have a rivet head and consists of a cylindrical rivet shank 8 having a longitudinal axis 3 and a bore 4 also coaxial with axis 3. If the blind rivet is used as an anchor, for instance as a fastener in the femur head, together with a side plate or a marrow spindle or a suture anchor, an embodiment of the blind rivet without a rivet head will be appropriate. The design of a headless blind rivet offers the advantage of deeper bone penetration during spreading. This "post-slippage" prevents cutting the spongiosa when the blind rivet is being spread apart. Closing element 2 is fitted with an awl 21. The diameter "d" of awl 21 corresponds to the outside diameter "D" of the blind rivet 1 and thereby pre-drilling bone 26 (FIG. 4) is not needed when assembling blind rivet 1. A gimlet can be used instead of awl 21.
FIG. 11 shows an application of blind rivet 1 to lock a marrow spindle 18 (for instance in a femur bone 29). Marrow spindle 18 is secured axially in the proximal direction by inserting blind rivet 1. Closing element 2 is mounted as a component of marrow spindle 18 at its distal end 32. To assemble blind rivet 1, it is clamped between closing element 2 and a case 30 and is inserted together with the marrow spindle 18 into the femur bone 29. By tensioning marrow spindle 18 in the proximal direction and applying an opposite retention force to case 30, closing head 14 is shaped at blind rivet 1, which thereby is locked.
The preferred embodiments disclosed above discuss the present invention using specific orthopedic procedures; however, the blind rivet can be used almost universally in the treatment of bone fractures where presently bone screws are used. While it is apparent that the illustrative embodiments of the invention herein disclosed fulfil the objectives stated above, it will be appreciated that numerous modifications and other embodiments may be devised by those skilled in the art. Therefore, it will be understood that the appended claims are intended to cover all such modifications and embodiments which come within the scope of the present invention.
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The moonlight falls across the floor,
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But what I do doesn't really matter,
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I need you to hold me, to dry me tears,
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Suddenly the door opens with a ray of light,
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I'm not surprised, I know you too well,
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Like in a dream you pull me close,
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You show me so much love, like no one's ever done.
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Since: Nov 12
Winchester, UK
#8441 Dec 6, 2012
got caught in a park once by to girls...i was about 19,..the girls were about the same age, i was thrashing away like a madman thinking i was safe and they just showed up, they laughed and walked off lol...great fun
#8444 Dec 7, 2012
I came from a pretty open family; it was nothing to see mom and dad and two sisters nude around the house. They brought us kids up in the nudist lifestyle. When I was going through puberty though, I started to become self-conscious of my body, mainly because I had a difficult time controlling my little peter like most boys my age. I would get a boners at the most inconvenient times. The worst times were after gym class in the showers. Needless to say, I started to wear cloths more often than not at home. When I got a hard-on, I would often relieve myself if I could find a privet place to do so, usually my bed room or the bathroom. One evening when I was fourteen, I was in my bedroom naked on my bed beating away on myself. I had my eyes closed thinking about some girl at school and getting close to coming. For some reason, I opened my eyes and to my horror, I saw my older half naked sister watching me from the now opened bedroom door. I stopped and grabbed the only thing I could to cover myself with, my pillow. I was mortified and couldnt say a word. See broke the silence by saying, Dont stop on my account, Im enjoying the show. All I could think to do was to though the pillow at her and yelled at her to shut the door. After she left, I put a chair against the door because we didnt have any locks on them. After a minute, I tried to finish the job, but I was deflated and couldnt get it back up. That night I couldnt get what happened out of my mind, the thought of my older sister getting off watching me made me hornier than ever. I came harder and better than I had ever before. A few days later, my sister apologies to me. We had a frank conversation about it and thats when I found out that girls masturbated too. I was really feeling horny and for some stupid reason, I asked her if she whatd to watch me masturbated. To my surprise, she said that she would like that. It was the most incredible feeling that I had ever had, someone watching me as I beat off. Afterwards she showed me how girls do it. Before she was finished, I got it up again and we came together in unison. Over the years we would often masturbate together, but nothing more than that until she married. My older sister still is a nudist but, her husband reluctantly goes to nudist venues. Hell only takes off his cloths to get into a hot tub. My mom, dad and my younger sister and I are still full-fledged nudist along with my new wife. We plane to bring up children up in the lifestyle. Oh by the way, they will be fully educated in the birds and bees.
Tavistock, UK
#8445 Dec 11, 2012
Hello this happend lastnight i got home from work to find my 15 year old w**king in our living room i told him to get to his room. I whent to get him up for school and he dint say nothing ? I know he sleeps naked as i have see him in the morrnings i dont know what to do i dont know if i should ask my husband to talk to him ? If some one could help :) merry xmas and a happy new year
#8446 Dec 11, 2012
For a mother, your spelling isn't very good!! If you're going to pretend to be someone that you're not at least try and make it plausible! Lol
Redruth, UK
#8447 Dec 11, 2012
hi ben no im on my iphone hun so get the rong letters some times hes still not talking to me :(
#8449 Dec 13, 2012
I have been try..... I love getting caught... Makes me cumn harder and faster
Devizes, UK
#8450 Dec 13, 2012
You want to do it the fall asleep naked omg its the best but how old r u try it gives you a hard on all night after having a w*nk :)
#8451 Dec 14, 2012
I want to masturbate onto your face as soon as possible.
Please reply to me to let me know if it okay with you.
Thank you.
Devizes, UK
#8452 Dec 14, 2012
think you can meet girls on the porn site i use "pornHub"
#8453 Dec 14, 2012
Ive never been caught can watch porn i hear some 1 within 1 foot step its gone and nothing ever happened it looks like(hand in pants btw)
#8454 Dec 15, 2012
I've been stroking with my stepdaughters panties since she was 17 (she's 22 now). When she had just turned 20 she came home unexpectedly one afternoon and found me at the computer with a pair of her lacy black panties wrapped around my cock. I had a robe on too and quickly tried to cover myself, but she definately saw me, and just kinda said hi and scooted to her bedroom. She never said a peep to anyone, as far as I know, and I've come many many times since.
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Since: Sep 12
United States
#8455 Dec 16, 2012
You should make sure to take a pair every day and leave I big load in a different pair. Them place them close to where you found them, but defiantly not in the same place. Maybe she will notice you have cuuum in them and it will spark her interst
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#8456 Dec 16, 2012
I was saying in a Hotel and was slowly stroking to some porn on the computer. When I leaned forward to make a change on the computer I caught sight of someone on the adjacent balcony, through a crack in the drapes. I quickly turned the lights off, embarrassed and peeked through the window. It was a young couple - pants open, skirt up coupled that had been watching me. A real turn on for me and well as obviously them apparently. I turn the lights back on and all three of us finished up - everyone happy.
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United States
#8457 Dec 16, 2012
I have had this happen to me a few times with a couple once,( they were just curious n watched, the man was caressing the woman from behind n they closed their curtains after a few minutes) been watched by a group of men n women in an office building across the way, even think a few cell phone cameras were recording men. I didn't care cause I knew they couldn't see my face several times men have watched me n even started stroking themselves. When we finished we waved. Two times a woman watched eyes glued to me. No other sights of approval.
#8458 Dec 16, 2012
When I was 13 my parents would go on lots of dates like to movies or out to eat and they would have a baby sitter come over and she was 18 and she was gorgeous just beautiful. I watched slot and even caught her almost having sex with her boyfriend who came over often. Well one day she came over and I found out she got dumped by her boyfriend and she was gonna go to homecoming but instead baby sat me and she was absolutely hot in her dress. So I got hard quickly just from seeing her. She had a semi short dress that showed off what I guess to be DD cup breasts but they all looked big to me then. And showed off her long fair skinned legs. She had auburn hair and glossy finger nails and the cutest freckles on her cheeks. So I went in my room to masturbate I stripped completely naked and began thinking of her she called my name several times for dinner but I didn't answer because I was so dazed at her in my mind I didn't hear her so she walked in and saw me there cock in hand looked at me and shocked as hell I looked at her and I quickly covered up. When she left I grabbed a towel and followed her and said sorry she forgave me and said she just wasn't expecting it and she said that it was no big deal and that she actually liked it and that's the first time I got caught.
#8459 Dec 16, 2012
The second time was my favorite I was 13 still and my baby sitter her name was rose by the way was baby siting me and told some friends about what happened and her friends were a black girl named Temecca and a girl named Christie they wanted to catch me doing it and have fun and laugh at me. Now it took a little while for me to figure out jerking it while people are over is not the best thing. But I liked it. So she's there with her friends and I'm jerking off the start asking me to come down and do something and I said I was busy the responded by saying busy with what and I ignored them so all of a sudden they burst in and I cover up before the see me and so they think it would be funny to take the blanket from me and the wrestled me on to the floor and took the blanket away and there I was naked in front of three hot girls age of 18 the all laughed and giggled until rose said they wanted to watch I was shocked to say the least but agreed if the would let me touch them or take their clothes off the huddled and discussed it like the were calling a play in football. The agreed so I began to strike my self and and began to remove shirts and bras until six Bare and big breasts were before my eyes rose and the girls wanted to get naked all the way I said sure. They then pushed me on my bed and began to touch my penis and play with it. They then took turns sucking it until rose told me to cum and finish I did and I shot my load all over they all licked it up it was the best thing I ever experienced I was in-love with rose ever since.
United States
#8460 Dec 16, 2012
Wow sounds hot!
#8461 Dec 16, 2012
just say do you need any help finishing and your set for a good feeling co*k
Blandford, UK
#8462 Dec 17, 2012
Im 14 and have been wanting a wan* so i asked my 18 year old sister if shr can get my big bro some hand cream hes 16 i told he he wants some so she has just got back whith it so tonight im going to have some fun p.s i caught my brother last week
Canberra, Australia
#8464 Dec 17, 2012
I caught a guy wanking at my school when I was 17. He was an 8th grader. I offered to finish him off so dropped to my knees and put his cock in my mouth. There I am sucking away and he is getting pretty close and groaning just as he came he pulled out and got cum all on my face I had to run from the far end of the school to the other to get to the bathroom to wash it off.
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Noise Level: Intimate
Reservations: Not Needed
Website: http://www.bamianrestaurant.com
Best Dishes:
Mantu with ground beef; aushak with chopped scallions; bulanee; carrayee, a lamb stir-fry; sauteed eggplant; sauteed pumpkin with yogurt; lamb-chop kabobs; qabili palau; baklava.
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Appetizers $3.95 to $4.95, entrées $9.95 to $14.95.
Special Features: Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
Why go: With its glittering sconces and vested servers, this restaurant couldn't feel less like your typical kebab house. The kitchen holds up its end, turning out a consistently good lineup of Afghan hits.
What to get: Freeform dumplings stuffed with scallions (aushak) or ground beef (mantu) and draped with yogurt, dried mint, and a brightly flavored meat sauce; flaky scallion pastries called bulanee; qabili palau, a mound of rice sweetened with carrots and raisins and piled over lamb; a not-too-sweet rendition of kadu chalau, stewed pumpkin with yogurt; lamb-chop kebabs; baklava.
Best for: A celebration—tables can seat 10 to 20, and the room hosts private parties and weddings; a date in one of the plush, private booths.
Insider tip: Ask for an extra helping of the blistered flatbread to go with leftovers. A variety of coupons is often on the restaurant's Web site.
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In this work, we have experimentally demonstrated that in a rectangular multilayered Ag/SiO2 nanoplate array, electric and magnetic resonances are exchanged at the same frequency simply by changing the polarization of incident light for 90°. Both electric and magnetic resonances originate from localized surface plasmons, and lead to negative permittivity and permeability, respectively. The numerical calculations on electromagnetic fields agree with the experiments. The investigations provide a simple building block for a metamaterial to switch electric and magnetic resonances by external excitation field.
In the past decade, metamaterials have drivingly developed, which provides a new paradigm to control the electromagnetic properties of materials beyond the nature. With deliberately designed metallic microstructures, specific electromagnetic responses are realized, such as artificial magnetism [1, 2], extraordinary optical transmission [3–5], optical antenna [6], subwavelength imaging [7, 8] and invisible cloaking [9]. As we know, there are no high-frequency magnetic materials in nature. However, the high-frequency magnetic response of a metamaterial can be achieved by the interaction of magnetic component of incident light and induced magnetic dipole moment. Recently, some engineered metallic structures have been investigated, in which magnetic resonances can be excited from microwave to optical frequencies, such as double split-ring resonators (SRRs) [1, 10], coupled metal nano-strips [11], the metal wire pairs [12], gold nanosandwiches [13], fishnet structures [14] and so on. At optical frequencies, the metal-dielectric-metal nanosandwich is very common as a resonant magnetic structure, however, few efforts have been made to exploit multilayerd metal/dielectric nanostructures [15, 16], where the coupling of surface plasmons may play an important role [17].
The electric and magnetic responses of a system are usually characterized by permittivity and permeability. It has been reported that the electric and magnetic responses strongly depend on the external excitation field [18, 19], which achieve a unique way to tailor permittivity and permeability of the structure. In our previous work [20], the electromagnetic responses in multilayered Ag/SiO2 nanoplates at optical frequencies have been investigated, where electric and magnetic resonances can be tailored by the geometrical parameters of the nanoplates. Based on this knowledge, in present work, we try to change the geometry of the nanoplate to tune the electric and magnetic resonances at same frequency. We have experimentally demonstrated that in a rectangular multilayered Ag/SiO2 nanoplate array, electric and magnetic resonances are exchanged at the same frequency simply by changing the polarization of incident light for 90°. Both electric and magnetic resonances originate from localized surface plasmons (LSPs), and lead to negative permittivity and permeability, respectively. The investigations may provide another way to achieve optical magnetism by switching electric resonance to magnetic one, which may be used to construct specific negative-index materials.
Firstly, we have designed a rectangular multilayered Ag/SiO2 nanoplate array (as shown in Fig. 1(a) ). Optical properties of this nanoplate array are calculated based on the full-vectorial three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. In the simulations, the frequency-dependent permittivity of Ag is obtained from the Lorentz-Drude model [21]. Figure 1(b) shows the normal transmission spectra when the light along z axis illuminates this structure from the glass substrate. In the x-polarized incidence (black curve), there is a broad transmission dip (marked as Mode #1) at the wavelength , while there is a narrow dip (marked as Mode #2) at in the y-polarized incidence (red curve). Although two dips are located at the same wavelength , they originate from the electric and magnetic resonances, respectively. Figures 1(c) and (d) illustrate the electric field distribution and the magnetic field distribution in the x-z plane for the electric resonance (Mode #1). The electric fields in all Ag layers are in the same directions, and the electric field around the nanoplate is very strong, especially at four corners. The magnetic field in the center of the nanoplate is weak while those on top and bottom of the nanoplate are quite strong with opposite directions. Obviously, the LSPs on multiple Ag layers are in-phase coupled, which lead to the electric resonance. In contrast, the magnetic resonance results from the out-of-phase coupling of LSPs on multiple Ag layers [20]. For Mode #2, as shown in Figs. 1(e) and (f), the electric fields in the upper and lower Ag layers are in the opposite directions, and the electric fields are very strong with opposite directions between left and right sides in SiO2 layers; while the magnetic fields are strong within the multiayer structure. All these phenomena indicate that the Mode #2 comes from the magnetic resonance.
Fig. 1
It is interestingly noted that there are more than two optical modes excited in the structure (as shown in Fig. 1(b)). Due to the fact that the diffraction is strong enough and optical excitation becomes complicated when the wavelength is less than 600nm or so, we simply pay attention to the cases when the wavelength is larger than 600nm. As marked in Fig. 1(b), four transmission dips appear in both x-polarized and y-polarized incidences when . By calculating the electromagnetic filed distributions at these dips, the local currents in the layer structure can be obtained, which are effectively illustrated by the highlighted arrows in Fig. 1(g). For Mode #1, the effective currents in four Ag layers are in parallel and form the effective electric dipoles, which is the symmetric excitation corresponding to the electric resonance (as discussed above); while for Mode #2, the effective currents in the upper two Ag layers are in parallel, and the currents in lower two Ag layers are in anti-parallel with those in upper two layers. Therefore, the effective circular currents are induced and form the effective magnetic dipole, that is, Mode #2 is antisymmetric excitation corresponding to the magnetic resonance (as discussed above). Mode #1 and Mode #2 are similar to the excitations in two-Ag-layer-coupled systems [22]. As for Mode #3 and Mode #4, both of them are antisymmetric excitations. The magnetic fields induced by circular currents in Mode #3 and Mode #4 may cancel each other, thereafter, these two excitations becomes weak.
Now we try to give more evidence to illustrate the electric resonance (Mode #1) and the magnetic resonance (Mode #2) at . We consider the whole structure effectively as a homogeneous slab with the thickness between the glass substrate and the air, and derive the effective permittivity and permeability from normal reflection and transmission coefficients, analysed by a robust retrieval algorithm [23]. In the x-polarized incidence, there is a relatively wide negative electric response around the wavelength, as shown in Fig. 2(a) . Meanwhile, the electric resonance introduces a magnetic anti-resonance response [24], as an evident drop of and a negative value of in Fig. 2(b). Actually, the magnetic anti-resonance always accompanies with the electric resonance, because the anti-resonance is intrinsic in a metamaterial owing to the finite spatial periodicity. During the resonance, the magnetic field is gained with negative , but the electric filed is attenuated with positive , as shown in Fig. 2(a). Thereafter, the total energy is not gained and the system still obeys the conversation of energy. While in the y-polarized incidence, the magnetic resonance results in a narrow band of negative magnetic response and introduces a weak electric anti-resonance response at the wavelength , as shown in Fig. 2(d) and (c) respectively. (Here, the electric anti-resonance can be analog to the above magnetic anti-resonance.) These properties confirm the electric and magnetic resonances, which can be switched at the same frequency by changing the polarization of incident light for 90°.
Fig. 2
It should be mentioned that only by optimizing the widths of the nanoplates, the electric and magnetic resonances coincide at the same wavelength in different polarization excitations. The electric and magnetic resonances are tuned by changing the widths of the nanoplates (as shown in Fig. 3 ). When the short width is fixed as but the long width is varied as , the electric resonance shifts a little to the red for the x-polarization as shown in Fig. 3(a), and the magnetic resonance does not move for the y-polarization as shown in Fig. 3(b). In contrast, when the long width is fixed as and the short width is tuned as , the electric resonance shifts a little to the blue for the x-polarization as shown in Fig. 3(c), while the magnetic resonance dramatically shift to the red for the y-polarization as shown in Fig. 3(d). Therefore, the electric resonance depends on both widths of the nanoplates differently, while the magnetic resonance only determined by the width along polarization, as discussed in Ref. 20.
Fig. 3
In experiments, a nanoplate array was fabricated by using magnetron sputtering and focused-ion-beam (FIB) facility, and its optical spectra were measured by a micro-spectrophotometer. First, a multilayered Ag/SiO2 film was coated on a piece of glass substrate by magnetron sputtering, then an array of nanoplates was fabricated on the film by focused-ion-beam facility (strata FIB 201, FEI company, 30 keV Ga ions). Figures 4(a) and (b) shows the field-emission scanning electronic microscope (SEM) images of the sample, where the bars represent and 200 nm, respectively. And the layer sequence is revealed by the SEM images of side view with a 30° tilt-angle, as shown in Figs. 4(c) and (d) where both the bars represent 100 nm. The average parameters of this sample are close to the theoretical design. However, the nanoplates are a little nonuniform in the array with the sidewall angle of about 15°, and some of the glass substrate is sculpted by the ion beam.
Fig. 4
Using a UV-visible-NIR microspectrophotometer (CRAIC QDI2010), we measured the normal transmission spectra of the sample. For the incident polarization parallel to the long width, there are two dips at , as the black solid curve in Fig. 4(e). For the other polarization, there are four transmission dips at , as shown in Fig. 4(f). Obviously, the measured spectra agree with the calculated (Figs. 4(e) and (f), red dashed) excellently, except for the dull dip at . As we discussed before, the dips at arise from the electric and magnetic resonances, respectively. Additionally, the dips at are related to propagating surface plasmons [5], the dip at takes place when a new diffracted beam emerges [25].
In order to understand the measured data better, we also carried out the calculations for the nanoplates with oblique side walls (schematically shown in Fig. 5(a) ). For example, in a tapered nanoplate, the top widths of the rectangular nanoplate are set as and , and the bottom widths are set as and , respectively. The tilt angle of the side wall is about 15°. Except for the widths, the other parameters are kept the same as the straight nanoplate array. Figure 5(b) shows the calculated transmission of the tapered nanoplate array for both polarizations, where all the dips are changed a little owing to the variation of widths. Corresponding to four typical modes marked in Fig. 5(b), the effective currents induced in multiple Ag layers are illustrated in Fig. 5(c), respectively. We find that both the electric resonance (Mode #1) and the magnetic resonance (Mode #2) depend on the average width in the tapered nanoplate. The dips of electric and magnetic resonances keep at , as the average widths in each direction are just and , respectively. Thus, the straight nanoplate can be adopted in calculations when we focus on switching the electric and magnetic resonances by polarization. Additionally, Mode #3 and Mode #4 are antisymmetric excitations. Comparing the cases of straight nanoplates, the magnetic fields induced by circular currents are cancelled partly in tapered nanoplates, thereafter, these two excitations becomes much more obvious in tapered nanoplates.
Fig. 5
Furthermore, we try to experimentally demonstrate the electric and magnetic resonances by varying the incident angle. For the incident polarization perpendicular to the short width, the transmission dip at shifts to the red as the incident angle increases, while the dip at disappears, as shown in Figs. 6(a) and (b) . For the electric resonance, the electromagnetic field dominates outside the nanoplate, and the interactions between different units are considerable. At the oblique incidence, these interactions will be influenced by phase differences between polarized nanoplates, which lead to the redshift of electric resonance. Contrastively, the magnetic resonance does not shift for the incident polarization perpendicular to the long width, as the transmission dip at in Figs. 6(c) and (d). Additionally, this dip becomes shallow when increasing the incident angle in the transverse-electric (TE) case, because the in-plane component of incident magnetic field decreases.
Fig. 6
In conclusion, we have demonstrated that in a rectangular multilayered Ag/SiO2 nanoplate array, the electric and magnetic resonances are switched at the same frequency by changing the polarization of incident light. Actually, two resonances originate from the in-phase and out-of-phase couplings of LSPs on multiple Ag layers respectively, and they are experimentally discriminable in the oblique incidence. The investigations may provide another way to achieve optical magnetism by switching electric resonance to magnetic one, which may be used to construct specific negative-index materials.
This work was supported by the State Key Program for Basic Research from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China (Grant Nos. 2012CB921502 and 2010CB630705), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.11034005, 61077023, and 11021403), and partly by Jiangsu Province (Grant No. BK2008012) and Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20100091110029).
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Colloquial term to describe any primarily male event. Set to be eclipsed by "bananarama" in 2011.
This primarily male event is a real sausage fest. Or, as I will more than likely be saying next year, a real 'bananarama.'
by gdvsbp November 22, 2010
A group of 5 or more that consists of 80%-100% males. Refers to the amount of "sausages" in the group.
(all male group sitting at lunch table)
Bob: What a freakin' sausagefest!!!
Bob: What a freakin' sausagefest!!!
by patriotslover2300 March 25, 2009
The plural for penis.
English is a tricky language. If there were more than one cactus in the room, you would call the room filled with cacti. But if there is more than one penis in the room, you would call it a sausagefest.
by A. Twat November 14, 2010
It is when the ratio of girls to guys is very slim basicly theres my guys than girls
Dude its a sausage fest in here...I know man i say we should GTFO(Get The Fuck Out)
by Robert George January 27, 2008
A party of only men, where the sole purpose is to cook and eat sausage and bratwurst.
SausageFest 2003
by Brandon December 04, 2003
a shitty-ass party where there are no ladies. or any group where there is no ladies or they are ricockulous ly outnumbered. this could lead to bookaki
My dorm floor is such a sausage fest. (At least thats what the RA thinks)
6MIDDLE MARYCREST SAUSAGE FEST--the birthplace of hallway tennis
6MIDDLE MARYCREST SAUSAGE FEST--the birthplace of hallway tennis
by UD Itallion Stallion October 08, 2002
A night for the guys to hang without any chicks.
Hay, there is a sausage fest on Friday!
by Stick E January 18, 2007


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Reebok All Sport Athletic Knee High Sock
Product Information:
The Reebok® All Sport Athletic Knee High socks are a perfect match for your workout. These durable socks are crafted using a moisture-wicking fabric with Aegis Microbe Shield® technology to control bacteria and fungus and prevent odors, stains and product deterioration. Structured cushioning in high impact areas provides comfort where you need it most.
- Aegis Antimicrobial Technology: This environmentally friendly technology controls bacteria & fungus to help prevent odors, stains, & product deterioration while maintaining excellent wicking capabilities
- Structured cushioning for added protection in high impact areas
- Arch and ankle support
- Style: RBKAS
- Reebok
- Sock Size: Small = Shoe Size: Youth 10-4
- Sock Size: Medium = Shoe Size: Women's 5-10, Youth 4-8
- Sock Size: Large = Shoe Size: Men's 8-13
- Sock Size: X Large = Shoe Size: Men's 13-16
Country of Origin: ChinaWeb ID: 3535743
Customer Reviews:
Rated 4.2 out of 5�by 819 reviewers.
Rated 4 out of 5�by Heather74 Just as expected Love the football socks. They are comfy and perform as expected October 6, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by Mazone2016 Great comfort and fit. Nice and long. Kids love them. Recommend for all sports. October 6, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5�by muddis great support my son love these socks, they support his legs very well. October 3, 2015
Rated 4 out of 5�by DCP Decent price/Durable materials Purchased these for my middle school kid online for in-store pickup. The athletic team members wore gold socks for childhood cancer awareness month. Good quality overall. They are a great fit and the material is quite durable. Excellent product for the price. October 2, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by missjay only 1 issue with socks Like the socks. Only had one issuse. Wish they make some with the calf part smaller. My grandson has small skinny legs. The feet part is great. For kids with skinny legs sometimes the socks slide some. But u still get 5 stars September 30, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by bigdog perfect fit and matches uniform well! Perfect fit for my son compliments his football uniform well September 30, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by SportsJunkie Good quality Good quality and very comfortable. Would buy again September 29, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5�by miguel2008 Orange color soccer socks Very hard to find the right color of orange my grandson needed but found a pair here made him happy but he had to get a size smaller then he needed sold out of the large . September 29, 2015
Rated 3 out of 5�by teresa7 Should be tighter through the calf The sock was good quality but should be tighter through the calf. My husband picked them up at the store but I knew they would be too big for my son as soon as I saw them. My son has small legs and I would recommend more elastic through the calf to hold up the sock on children with skinny legs. September 29, 2015
Rated 5 out of 5�by dbake great product Nice and soft and very comfortable. My child love them September 29, 2015